The Foundling hosted a Digital Inclusion Summit with leading business and tech partners to provide a full day of basic digital literacy training for foster youth and foster parents. Thirty-six foster youth, age 12-19, and 18 caregivers gathered at The Foundling’s Chelsea headquarters to learn basic technology training. Since the pilot program’s inception in Fall 2015, 261 foster youth and 117 caregivers have learned about basic computer skills, typing, Microsoft Word, web email, Internet-based document sharing, social media, and online research techniques. Read More.
